As well as being compared against other digicams, the Olympus C-5000 Zoom is also often compared to travel zooms and compacts. The Olympus C-5000 Zoom's top rivals come from Casio (such as the Exilim EX-ZR300) and Kodak (such as the DC5000)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus C-5000 Zoom compared to other digicam competitors include: it is slightly smaller (mid size (105×74×46 mm) vs professional size (140×89×83 mm)), is newer (august 2003 vs june 2000), is thinner (1.8" vs 3.3"), supports an external flash and has a faster max shutter speed (1/1000 of a second vs 1/400 of a second).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 30 mm).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus C-5000 Zoom compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none) and supports an external flash.
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 24 mm), has a much smaller screen (1.8" vs 3"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (134k dots vs 460k dots), is much larger (mid size (105×74×46 mm) vs compact (105×59×29 mm)) and doesn't have image stabilization (none vs sensor shift).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus C-5000 Zoom compared to compact competitors include: it has a slightly larger screen (1.8" vs 1.5"), has a marginally larger sensor (1/1.8" 7.18x5.32mm vs 1/3" 5.27x3.96mm), is newer (august 2003 vs february 2003), supports an external flash and slightly longer exposures (16 seconds vs 2 seconds).
However, on average it is much larger (mid size (105×74×46 mm) vs compact (105×52×36 mm)), is thicker (1.8" vs 1.4"), is significantly heavier (280 g vs 206 g) and has a slower max shutter speed (1/1000 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
